Bourbon heist | Pappy Van Winkle stolen in apparent inside job

3:22 AM,
Oct. 17, 2013

Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 20-Year

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Some of the most sought-after Kentucky bourbon in the nation is now the subject of a whodunnit.

Roughly 65 cases of 20-year-old Pappy Van Winkle bourbon were stolen in what looks to be an inside job from a secure area at Buffalo Trace Distillery's Frankfort facility, according to Franklin County Sheriff Pat Melton.

Melton said the theft was reported Tuesday and appears to have occurred over the past couple months. Detectives are investigating but have no suspects. ...